Congress hauled the Smithsonian's top history museum director in for a grilling this week, and it got dumb fast. Republicans wanted to know if Mickey Mouse is racist, whether RuPaul is transgender, and why she cares more about butterfly wings than aborted fetuses. Lydia digs into the White House's 162-page report and the very specific word choice it borrowed straight from a 1937 Nazi art show.

Sources:

• "How the Smithsonian Lost Its Way" (Mike Gonzalez - The Heritage Foundation, 5/21/2026)

• Saving America's Story (Domestic Policy Council; 7/2026)

• The White House Campaign to Seize Control of the Smithsonian and Rewrite American History (Committee on House Administration - Rep. Joseph D. Morelle; 7/2026)

• Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian's Efforts to Reshape the Past, House DOGE Subcommittee Hearing (7/21/2026)

• VIDEO: The Degenerate Art Exhibition (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

• VIDEO: WASHINGTON: ENOLA GAY EXHIBITION CAUSES PROTESTS (AP, 6/28/1995)

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